Northern Group of Churches and Museum

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - Guests will be collected from the airport and transported up the mountain to their hotel for check-in. After enjoying lunch, they will be taken to explore the northern group of churches, with an optional visit to the museum, before returning to the hotel.

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - A knowledgeable guide will lead visitors through the Northern group of churches, providing insights into the history and art of these remarkable structures.

Visit the Built-Up Cave Church – Yimrhane Kirstos. In the Afternoon, Explore the Southeastern Cluster of Churches and St. George

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela - Following breakfast, guests will travel 42 kilometers to visit the cave church, Yimrhane Kirstos. This constructed church is approximately 80 years older than the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. At the back of the cave, there are 5,500 mummified bodies of pilgrims from centuries past. After returning to the hotel for lunch, there will be a tour of the Southeastern cluster of Lalibela churches, concluding with a visit to the cross-shaped monolithic church of St. George, built in honor of St. George, the patron saint of Ethiopia.

• In-vehicle air conditioning
• $100 fee for rockhewn churches in Lalibela
• $60 fee for Yemrehana Krestos Church

• Meals, accomodations, gratuities

This exclusive 2-day journey is a supervised exploration of 11 individual rock-carved churches, created in the 12th century. At a time when Jerusalem was unreachable, these churches in Lalibela were constructed as a New Jerusalem.

Visitors will be fetched from the airport and checked into their hotel for independent lunch, before being escorted to the Northern group of churches, followed by a visit to a museum.

The second day embarks with a 42-kilometer venture to the Yimrehane Krestos church, established within a cave. This magnificent church made from wood and stone is older than the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela by eight decades. At the back of the cave, you can observe the centuries-old mummified remains of 5,500 pilgrims.

A nearby village visit is optional as the visitor returns to Lalibela for lunch at their hotel and the afternoon excursion of the Southeastern cluster of churches and Bet Giyorgis (St. George), built in homage to St. George, Ethiopia’s patron saint.

Visitors will be collected the following morning post-breakfast and transported to the airport.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.